The Market
Super-prime, tight supply & leasehold matters: Understanding the Belgravia property market
Once dismissed as the haunt of thieves and miscreants, this exclusive enclave has come a long way in the last 350 years, but how is it faring in the face of current market turbulence?
New mortgage lending falls further
'Remortgaging continued to dominate in August', says UK Finance
‘Late recovery’ locations push UK city house price inflation to 3.9%
Growth led by Liverpool, Glasgow and Nottingham, where average prices are only just returning to 2007 levels
Hammond calls an early Budget
#Budget2018 will take place on Monday 29th October
Why the UK should create a national investment bank
Columbia University's Stephany Griffith-Jones explains how creating a national investment bank could transform the UK economy, and help to end austerity
‘Significant buying opportunity’ in PCL as prices rewind and volumes continue to tumble
With average prices pretty much where they were four years ago and transactions levels at a record low, there is a window before positive sentiment returns and the market rallies, says investment firm…
Labour moots a new ‘national levy’ on holiday homes
Shadow Housing Minister outlines three new policies to combat inequality in the housing market
Create a nationalised property developer to solve the housing crisis, says Quirk
Online estate agency boss pitches a plan to create 'UK Housing Plc' to 'side-step big house-builders' in an effort get more homes built
‘Investor sentiment’ in UK property tumbles further, reaching the lowest level since the EU Referendum
'The property slump persists' declares Lloyds Private Banking
Ranked: Which London boroughs have seen the fastest property price growth – and where are the next hotspots?
CBRE's new Borough-by-Borough report delves into London's local property markets, forecasting five-year price growth for each of the capital's 33 boroughs
Furnished flats rent for up to 21% more than unfurnished units
But the rental premium varies widely between regional cities
Law Commission sets out a package of ‘radical’ leasehold reforms
Proposed policy overhaul aims 'to provide a better deal for leaseholders who want to purchase the freehold or to extend the lease of their home', while reducing legal costs and helping to prevent unnecessary…